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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 41-year-old man was arrested for being a public nuisance after he was witnessed urinating on the handrail of an escalator at Outram Park MRT station on Jan 10.
In a post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Jan 11, user Stella Kee said that her friend had witnessed a man walking to the escalator handrail and urinating on it, near Exit 3 of the MRT station, at about 10pm on Jan 10.
She also shared a 3-second video of a man in a black T-shirt and grey pants standing near the handrail.
Describing the incident as “disturbing”, she said one of the witnesses rushed to the nearest passenger service counter to report the issue, while another kept an eye on the man.
However, just as one of the witnesses was about to confront the man, he noticed that he was being watched and left using the lift, she added.
“Upon closer inspection, the entire handrail of the escalator was contaminated with his urine,” she said.
In response to The Straits Times’ queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and said that they have established the identity of the man.
“Given the egregious nature of the act, the man was arrested for public nuisance,” said the police.
In her post, Ms Kee also noted that her friend was told that Exit 3 falls under the jurisdiction of SBS Transit, after the incident was reported to SMRT staff. Outram Park MRT station is an interchange on the East-West Line, North-East Line and Thomson-East Coast Line.
Investigations are ongoing. - The Straits Times/ANN
